THE DEAD MILKMEN
I Tripped Over The Ottoman

from Metaphysical Graffiti

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


There's not a huge amount to this one... Mostly just D and C,
really. There's some suspended D chords in there as well, which
I've tried to show, but that's pretty much it.


Verse Riff:
----------
    D            C     D            C
E---2-2--2-2-3-2-0-----2-2--2-3-2---0----------
B---3-3--3-3-3-3-1-----3-3--3-3-3---1----------
G---2-2--2-2-2-2-0-----2-2--2-2-2---0----------
D---0-0--0-0-0-0-2-----0-0--0-0-0---2----------
A----------------3------------------3----------
E----------------------------------------------

I think this is the riff, it's a little hard to hear very clearly,
but this should do. Timing is approximate, you'll just have to
listen and play along. Play this for all the verses. It's fairly
simple.


verse:
They call me Robert Petrie and I live in New Rochelle
With my wife Laura and son Ritchie
But now my life's a living hell cause...

Chorus:
------
C                  D
I tripped over the ottoman
C            D
One too many times
C                  D
I tripped over the ottoman
D
Until     I       lost my mind

The chorus is mainly C and D, but the end bit has a descending
(and then ascending again) bass line. The guitar should just
continue to play the chords, and the bass the notes after the
chords (eg. D/C means play a D on guitar and a C note on the bass).
However, if you're playing by yourself on guitar you might want to
try and add the bass notes on with your other finger or your thumb.


I was head writer for Alan Brady
Maybe you've seen his show
It's not very funny and it makes my ears bleed
This week's guest star isn't Danny Thomas
This week's guest star is Death!

All day long I crank out one-liners
With Buddy, Sal and Mel
Once I laughed at Buddy's jokes
But now my life's a living hell cause...

I tripped over the ottoman
One too many times
I tripped over the ottoman
Until I lost my mind


Bridge:
------
D
Morey Amsterdam can make a sane man crazy
D
Morey Amsterdam could make a nice guy kill
(x2) and...


chorus:
I tripped over the ottoman
One too many times
I tripped over the ottoman
Until I lost my mind


Mess:
----
Yes, others might disagree, but this is just a mess. Sorry.
Can't make anything out of it.

Come here Laura; come to me
I've been up all night listening to Ice-T albums
Now it's time for you to get yours
Hello Mel! This is my friend, Mr. Chain Saw!
Hello Buddy! It's time you die, like the pig you are
In the gutter, gasping for air
This is a hand grenade, Sal
A hand grenade!
Ya know what a hand grenade does?
It EXPLODES!


What did you bring me daddy? (x3)
Well, I brought you death!

All right!


From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs/